page_title: Prince Mohammad bin Salman League
section_title: Promotions by season
hierarchical_section_title: Prince Mohammad bin Salman League / Club performances / Promotions by season
caption_attribution_description: English: Match between Al-Najma and Al-Riyadh - Saudi First Division 2010-2011
context_page_description: The Prince Mohammad bin Salman League, also called the Saudi First Division is the second tier of professional football in Saudi Arabia. The Prince Mohammad bin Salman League is ranked below the Saudi Professional League and above the Saudi Second Division in the Saudi Arabian football league system. All of the MS League clubs qualify for the King Cup, the annual Saudi Cup competition. Abha are the most recent champions winning their first title during the 2018–19 season.
  The number of clubs in the league have changed throughout history, most recently in the 2018–19 season when the number of clubs increased from 16 to 20. Since 2018 three clubs from the MS League are directly promoted to the Pro League, while a fourth club can be promoted through play-offs, on the other hand, four clubs are directly relegated to the Second Division.
  Hajer and Al-Wehda hold the record number of championships in the league with four. While Ohod holds the record for number of promotions from the MS League to the Pro League, nine.
context_section_description: Note
  ¹First Division and Premier League were merged in 1981–82.
caption: Al-Najma vs Al-Riyadh in 2010–11 Saudi First Division
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